Sweet 16-ers and octogenarians pull off pastels with aplomb. For the ages in between, these hues can be a bit tricky/treacly. But after a steady diet of brilliant brights and flashes of neon, these sorbet shades might be just the palate cleanser you crave. Fresh options blend multiple shades — from cantaloupe to berry pinks and blues, as in Ted Baker's chic pleated summer dress — or mix soft pastels with unexpected prints, as at Erdem.

Now seems like as good of a time as any to honor Mark Ruffalo. The 47-year-old actor is coming off of an Oscar nomination for his role in “Foxcatcher” and an Emmy nomination for his role in HBO’s “The Normal Heart” and he can be seen this May in possibly the...

A day after Trevor Noah was declared the new host of "The Daily Show," complete with the blessing of the exiting Jon Stewart, graphic tweets targeting women, Jews and victims of the Ebola virus are causing a social media backlash.